September 25, 2008 7:54 PM
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Media Roundup: MySpace Music Launches, the RIAA Loses in Court, Kinsey Wilson Joins NPR, and More
(MoneyWatch) MySpace Music launches to great... underwhelm -- Consensus among critics is that MySpace Music, the much-awaited music-streaming site, is glitchy, poorly designed, and too difficult to navigate. But TechCrunch's Michael Arrington points out that it's an important step toward the inevitable future, i.e., free music online. (Sources: AVC, PaidContent, Idolator, TechCrunch)
The RIAA loses in court -- The judge who ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America in a music-pirating case last year has called a mistrial, meaning that the organization has now lost 100 percent of its 30,000 copyright cases. (Source: The Inquisitr)
Kinsey Wilson joins NPR -- USA Today's executive editor has moved over to National Public Radio, where he will take on the role of senior VP of digital media.
(Source: PaidContent)
Hollywood lobbies ISPs to filter pirated material -- A new lobbying group representing NBC, Viacom, Microsoft, Cisco, AT&T and others is putting pressure on internet service providers to block copyrighted videos. (Source: The New York Times)
The RIAA loses in court -- The judge who ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America in a music-pirating case last year has called a mistrial, meaning that the organization has now lost 100 percent of its 30,000 copyright cases. (Source: The Inquisitr)
Kinsey Wilson joins NPR -- USA Today's executive editor has moved over to National Public Radio, where he will take on the role of senior VP of digital media.
(Source: PaidContent)
Hollywood lobbies ISPs to filter pirated material -- A new lobbying group representing NBC, Viacom, Microsoft, Cisco, AT&T and others is putting pressure on internet service providers to block copyrighted videos. (Source: The New York Times)
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